AMU Class IX

📌 Overview

Class IX is the other written school door. Same merit formula as Class VI: written 85 + interview 15. Public 2026 timetable: written test 5 April 2026, 10:00 a.m., interview the next morning at S.T.S. School in the FN supplement.

📋 Eligibility

• Passed Class VIII from a recognised school.
• Age band in the Schools Guide (commonly 13–15 years on 31 March 2026 — use the printed birth-date window).

📝 Paper shape

The Guide uses the same two-section idea as Class VI:

• Section I (25): English + Urdu + Hindi. 40% in this section is compulsory.
• Section II (60): Mathematics and Science / Social Science as printed in that year’s Test Paper Details. Class VIII Maths, Science and SST are the safe revision set.

📊 High-weight Class VIII topics

• Maths: rationals, linear equations in one variable, squares & cubes, algebra identities, percentage–profit, simple & compound interest intro, quadrilaterals, mensuration, data handling, introduction to graphs.
• Science: crop production, microbes, coal & petroleum, combustion, conservation, reproduction, reaching the age of adolescence, force & pressure, friction, sound, chemical effects of current, light, solar system (as in NCERT VIII).
• SST: how, when and where; tribals, civilising the native; women, caste and reform; the making of the national movement; resources, agriculture, industries; Constitution, judiciary, public facilities.
• English: unseen passage, tenses, voice, narration, modals, clauses, writing a short letter / notice at Class VIII level.

📖 Books

• NCERT Class VIII Maths, Science, History, Geography, Civics/Social & Political Life, English Honeydew + It So Happened, Hindi Vasant / Durva
• Urdu Class VIII reader — needed for Section I

📝 Class IX weekly drill

• Mon: Maths — one algebra worksheet + one mensuration worksheet
• Tue: Science — two NCERT chapters, all in-text questions
• Wed: SST — one History + one Civics chapter, 15 MCQs
• Thu: English grammar paper (error spotting, tense, voice)
• Fri: Languages other than English (Hindi / Urdu) + 1 full EVS/Science mock section
• Sat: one full 85-mark timed paper if you have a past AMU/JMI sheet

📊 Weightage & paper habits

AMU and JMI do not publish a legal chapter-wise marks table for every school/UG paper. Use official Test Paper Details + last years’ memory papers. The lists below are study-order lists, not a promise of marks.

• School papers: the class below the target class is the whole syllabus. Extra “Olympiad” books rarely help and often confuse.
• Language sections can be qualifying (AMU Class VI/IX need 40% in Section I). A high Maths score cannot save a failed language section.
• University objective papers: NCERT 10+2 first, then official PYQs. Coaching modules are optional.
• CUET / JEE / NEET / NATA / NCET routes: that national paper is the exam. The university form is only the second registration.

🗂️ Syllabus checklist you can tick

School (Class VI ← Class V NCERT)

• Maths: numbers up to 1,00,000+; addition–subtraction–multiplication–division; factors; fractions; decimals; measurement (length, weight, volume, time, money); perimeter & area; angles; pictograph / bar graph
• EVS: plants, animals, food, water, shelter, travel, things we make and do, human body & health, maps / our country
• English: unseen passage, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, articles, prepositions, simple tenses, opposites, make sentences
• Hindi: path, sangya–kriya–visheshan, vilom, vacan, ling, vakya
• Urdu: Class V reader + basic grammar if the paper includes Urdu (AMU Section I does)

School (Class IX ← Class VIII NCERT)

• Maths: rationals, linear equations, squares & square roots, cubes, percentage, profit-loss, SI, algebra identities, quadrilaterals, mensuration, data, graphs
• Science: crop production, microbes, coal & petroleum, combustion, conservation, reproduction, adolescence, force, friction, sound, chemical effects of current, light
• SST: modern India chapters in Class VIII History; resources, agriculture, industries; Constitution, judiciary, public facilities
• English: passage, tenses, voice, narration, modals, clauses, notice / letter

Class XI / SSSC (Class IX–X NCERT)

• Science stream: Physics (motion, force, gravitation, work-energy, electricity, light, human eye), Chemistry (atoms, reactions, acids-bases, metals, carbon), Maths or Biology as per paper
• Commerce / Arts: SST Class 10, English grammar, basic maths / reasoning, GA

B.Tech / engineering diploma / PCM degrees

• Physics: mechanics, thermodynamics, waves, electrostatics, current, magnetism, optics, modern physics
• Chemistry: physical (mole, thermo, equilibrium, electro, kinetics), inorganic NCERT, organic GOC to biomolecules as listed
• Maths: algebra, coordinate geometry, calculus, vectors, probability, trigonometry

B.A. / B.Com. / BBA / law aptitude papers

• English comprehension + grammar
• GK / current India (polity, economy, awards, schemes — last 8–10 months)
• Reasoning: series, analogy, coding, blood relation, syllogism, direction
• Numericals: Class 8–10 percentage, ratio, average, SI-CI, time-work, DI
• Law papers add principle–fact legal aptitude and Constitution basics (NCERT 9–11 polity)

B.Sc. / Agriculture

• Domain NCERT 11–12 of Physics / Chemistry / Maths / Biology as required
• Agriculture extras: soils of India, major crops, irrigation, livestock, schemes (only if the official Test Paper Details mention them)

📅 An 8-week plan that fits school and UG papers

1. Weeks 1–2: Finish NCERT theory of the listed class / stream. One subject a sitting. Notes = one page per chapter.
2. Weeks 3–4: Chapter-end NCERT questions + any official sample. Start an error notebook.
3. Weeks 5–6: Full syllabus revision + two timed papers a week on OMR / CBT style.
4. Weeks 7–8: Only weak chapters + previous papers. Sleep and reach the centre with the admit card printout.

School-age students: 60–90 minutes a day is enough if it is every day. Do not copy a 10-hour JEE timetable for Class VI.

📖 Books & free PDFs

• Always first: official Guide / Prospectus PDF + Test Paper / Entrance Syllabus PDF
• NCERT textbooks of the exact class
• ePathshala · DIKSHA
• School English / Hindi: the same Marigold, Rimjhim, Honeydew books — not “entrance guides” sold on the footpath
• UG PCM: NCERT 11–12 + official JEE Main / CUET domain papers if that is the real test
• Law aptitude: official CLAT samples only as extra reading; the university syllabus PDF is primary
• Mass communication: one national newspaper every day + the JMI syllabus PDF

▶️ YouTube / teachers (free; one per subject)

• Class 5–10: Khan Academy India, ExamFear / LearnoHub, NCERT official explainer playlists
• PCM for B.Tech / Class XI Science: Physics Wallah (Alakh Pandey), Physics Galaxy, Mohit Tyagi — only the NCERT / JEE Main layer
• CUET GAT / English: CUET Adda / PW CUET playlists + NTA official mocks
• Polity / GA: StudyIQ or Drishti short lectures, then verify from NCERT / PIB
• Stop after one teacher per subject. Ten live classes a day is not a plan.

📝 Application & exam-day checklist

• Name and date of birth on the form = previous marksheet / birth certificate exactly
• Admit card from the official portal only (AMU Controller or admission.jmi.ac.in)
• Photo, signature, and qualifying marksheet scanned as the brochure sizes
• Reach the printed centre 60 minutes early; OMR needs a black ball pen as notified
• After AMU/JMI lists: counselling portal, document upload, fee — seats lapse if you miss the window

❓ Frequently asked

• Is there negative marking? School papers often have none; University papers vary. Read that year’s Test Paper Details.
• Can I enter Class VII or VIII from outside? AMU Schools Guide 2026–27 says outside entry is Class I, VI, IX only. JMI school prospectus lists Nursery, Prep, I, VI, IX, XI.
• Does CUET replace the university form? No. CUET score + university form together.
• Does JEE Main fill AMU B.Tech? Default AMU B.Tech is AMU’s own PCM paper. JMI B.Tech is JEE Main.
• Interview? AMU Class VI/IX yes (15 marks, min 40%). Many JMI school papers are written-merit only. UG interviews appear where the prospectus row says so (often mass comm / some diplomas).

⚠️ Common mistakes

• Preparing Class VI from Class VI books (the test is Class V)
• Skipping Urdu / Hindi and failing a qualifying language section
• Paying a shop that claims a “fixed AMU / Jamia seat”
• Missing the university’s own form after CUET / JEE / NEET / NATA
• Using last year’s age window without opening this year’s PDF

📚 What to study

1. Download the live Guide to Admissions (University or Schools) from amucontrollerexams.com — that PDF is the law for this cycle.
2. Use NCERT of the class just below the one you want (Class V books for Class VI test, Class VIII for Class IX, Class X for Class XI).
3. Solve official AMU previous papers / sample OMR sheets when the Controller uploads them.
4. Languages matter: many school papers need 40% in the language section just to stay eligible.

🌐 Official links (bookmark these)

• Controller of Examinations — forms, guides, keys, lists
• Online counselling portal
• amu.ac.in
• NCERT textbooks
• CUET UG (Samarth) — only for CUET-listed AMU programmes

▶️ Free study help

• NCERT + Khan Academy India + ExamFear / LearnoHub for Class V–X science and maths
• Physics Wallah / Unacademy JEE playlists only for B.Tech PCM — AMU B.Tech paper is PCM objective, not JEE Advanced style
• Do not pay anyone who claims a “fixed AMU seat”

⚠️ Disclaimer

Age limits, paper codes, CUET vs AMU-test lists and fees change every Guide. Parents and students must read the PDF on amucontrollerexams.com before paying any fee. This page is a study map, not the University’s notice board.